Archive for March, 2004

SmartPhone 2003 for MPx-200?

22Mar04

msmobiles.com has pictures of an AT&T MPx-200 running SmartPhone 2003.

win2vnc

12Mar04

win2vnc lets you “use two screens on two different computers as if they were connected to the same computer.” I use this for controlling my laptop from my desktop’s keyboard and mouse. Very cool.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t support scroll-wheel events and some strange focus issues occur when special keys are pressed (Start, Alt-Tab, etc). I was […]

Backpack Round-Up

09Mar04

Front-runners in my search for a new laptop backpack are the Dakota Computer Brief Backpack ($120-$150 street) and Ogio Metro ($60 street). Inspiron 8600 owners on the Dell support forums have mentioned both as being good fits, but the manufacturers don’t provide enough pictures to judge their ability to carry my load and I […]

Lazyweb: Seeking a Laptop Backpack

09Mar04

My new Dell Inspiron 8600 doesn’t come close to fitting in my classic Tumi Organizer Computer Briefpack. Once upon a time I suggested that a laptop that doesn’t fit in a Tumi Briefpack should be sent back, but… the laptop landscape appears to have changed dramatically since that last time that I owned one. Today […]

wikidPad

08Mar04

I am constantly looking for the ultimate Personal Knowledge Management tool. Most of my work-related KM happens in Outlook Notes. Those little yellow windows suck in so many ways, especially organization, but they have one strong point that is tough to match: the create-edit-save cycle is blazingly fast (Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Shift-N, Paste / Type, Esc).
After using […]

SmartPhone Follow-up

08Mar04

My first month with the MPx-200 was not as satisfying as the first 24 hours, entirely due to battery life. While that first day was great, subsequent days had the phone near-death after 12 hours standby and 1 hour of use. It turns out that on the second day I installed the Picture Caller ID […]

Trying Times

08Mar04

My former roommate just moved back to Florida. He asked why I haven’t been blogging lately. In part it has been due to evolving interests and demands on my time, but mostly I blame my computer.




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